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January 8, 2012

Proving Pinterest… a new video series At The Picket Fence

The new year brings so many fresh and fun ideas! When were were together this past week our brains kicked into overdrive as we planned, schemed and brainstormed new ideas for At The Picket Fence.
We, like many (most…all…) of you are addicted to Pinterest! We have found so many great ideas it sometimes makes our heads spin! But how do you know if all of those amazing tips, tricks and ideas will really work or are worth trying?
Welcome to our newest series here At The Picket Fence
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and to take it one step further, what could be better than seeing us prove our pins up close and personal through video! Yikes! You know what that means…no photo editing! grin!
Up first in our Proving Pinterest Series, we decided to see if you could really shred chicken with a stand mixer.  Here’s Heather with the lowdown!

While this is a commonly published technique, our pin originated from Simply Healthy Family.
and as promised here are instructions on perfectly poaching your chicken!
Poached Chicken

Place chicken breasts in large sauce pan, cover with water by 1 inch.  Bring to a boil, partially cover the pan and simmer ten minutes.  Turn off heat, and let chicken sit in poaching liquid another 10 – 15 minutes, until cooked thoroughly.

We hope you’ll enjoy our new series here At The Picket Fence! And a big thank you to “the boy” (Michael) for videoing his mother…and not laughing out loud when she said “it’s a pinner!” 😉

You can see all of our previous and upcoming possibilities for our Proving Pinterest Series as well as see the original source of the pin by following our Proving Pinterest board and even better we’d love it if you’d follow all of our Pinterest boards!
Thanks for joining us and our Pinterest Pick…At The Picket Fence!
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  1. Vicki says

    January 7, 2012 at 4:13 PM

    This is a fantastic idea! Way to go girls! Heather, I have that exact same mixer… it’s my fav kitchen product. (QVC!)I poach my chicken in the crockpot. I’ll have to try this. Awesome-ness!

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  2. Brooke @ Spruce Your Nest says

    January 7, 2012 at 4:33 PM

    Great idea! I look forward to seeing more!

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  3. Kassie says

    January 7, 2012 at 4:51 PM

    Love this series idea! <3

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  4. Elizabeth (Blue Clear Sky) says

    January 7, 2012 at 5:10 PM

    A great series idea and you did a great job with the video!

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  5. Heather says

    January 7, 2012 at 5:19 PM

    Great idea! Thanks for the video – I’m going to try it this weekend!

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  6. Debbie says

    January 7, 2012 at 5:24 PM

    Like it!

    This is a great idea (the video proving pinterest). The shredded chicken is another keeper. I will try that myself. Of course, I’ll be one of the lame ones without a schmancy cover so mine will be tented with a towel. (Because can’t you just picture me with shredded chicken all over the ceiling? Yeah, me too.)

    I pinned one and tried to prove it, but it didn’t stand the test. It was cleaning the toilet with citric acid. Epic failure with our hard water. Now, if you want to clean your toilet on the world wide web, you could try it yourself…

    I’ll be looking forward to this. You two are so creative. You could have your own show. Maybe a talent scout will find you!

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  7. It's All Connected says

    January 7, 2012 at 5:36 PM

    Well, that was fun! What a great idea you girls have! ~ Maureen

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  8. Dawn@MakingHome says

    January 7, 2012 at 5:48 PM

    Great idea ! I will definatly be following this series!

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  9. Janet says

    January 7, 2012 at 7:16 PM

    Wouldn’t give me audio. :-(. I clicked on “report issues” on a menu and nothing happened, nowhere for me to report.
    Janet

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  10. debbie refresh restyle says

    January 7, 2012 at 8:07 PM

    I love it! Nice to hear your voice Heather! This is a great series and I look forward to many more. I will use this!
    Debbie

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  11. Lisa @ Before Meets After says

    January 7, 2012 at 9:50 PM

    I did the chicken too and LOVED it! I couldn’t believe how well it worked. My shredded chicken dishes will never be the same again!

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  12. Judy says

    January 7, 2012 at 11:55 PM

    LOVE the new series. I am looking forward to all of your “reviews”. Awesome video!!

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  13. Owen's Mom says

    January 8, 2012 at 12:21 AM

    Love the series idea and will be back. Did you cite the original pin from Pinterest? I would love to see the blog or site get credit.

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  14. {northern cottage} says

    January 8, 2012 at 12:59 AM

    What a fun idea!! Great phrase to lure us in!

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  15. Tanya@takesix says

    January 8, 2012 at 2:00 AM

    Proving Pinterest is a super idea girls! Loved the shredding chicken Heather…I really wasn’t sure it would work! Thanks so much!

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  16. adventuresindinner says

    January 7, 2012 at 6:35 PM

    Awesome! I too have the pinterest monkey on my back 🙂

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  17. Robin says

    January 8, 2012 at 4:28 AM

    Very clever series. Thanks in advance for all that is to come. I look forward to this and will be telling my friends.

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  18. domestiCate says

    January 8, 2012 at 3:36 PM

    Soooo good to know! This will save so much time in the future! Thanks girls.

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  19. Darleen @ Places In The Home says

    January 8, 2012 at 3:37 PM

    Love the concept of this, ladies! I opened up the email thinking it would be yet another post offering tutoring skills in the business of Pinterest 101. A few words in and I was smiling- fresh, original, fun! I look forward to more of the not so very same.

    Darleen

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  20. Michell @ Girl In Air says

    January 8, 2012 at 4:31 PM

    This is gonna be a great series!! You looked awesome on the video! I can’t wait to try this….No more buying canned chicken for my chicken salad!! Woot!

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  21. Rustic and White says

    January 8, 2012 at 4:43 PM

    I will definitely be back to see what else you have to show us. Thanks so much…I have chicken in the freezer and I will be poaching and shredding it later.

    Thanks so very much!!
    Carrie

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  22. Linda Jordan says

    January 8, 2012 at 7:47 PM

    Great new feature! I am definitely addicted to pinterest as well!!

    Linda
    https://lasteve1.blogspot.com

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  23. Natasha in Oz says

    January 8, 2012 at 11:39 PM

    You are too clever! What a brilliant idea and what a brilliant video! I can’t wait to see what other pinteresting posts you have soon.

    If you have a moment I would be so thrilled if you could pop by and link up your post to my first Pinterest party for the year!

    Best wishes and happy new year!
    Natasha @ 5 Minutes Just for Me

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  24. Jo's This and That says

    January 9, 2012 at 2:14 PM

    Great idea! Thanks for sharing Joann

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  25. Anonymous says

    January 9, 2012 at 4:41 PM

    I had already tried this and LOVED it. Can’t wait to see what else y’all prove! BTW – please tell me where you got the top you are wearing in the video! Paula robinsonp19@aol.com

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  26. Becca says

    January 9, 2012 at 6:14 PM

    Awesome, Heather! What a great video presence you have! Loved your first proving pinterest segment … I’m sooo going to try this little tip! Thank you!

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  27. domestiCate says

    January 11, 2012 at 3:15 AM

    Such a life changer! I cooked chicken thighs in the slow cooker yesterday in barbeque sauce, tossed them into the Kitchen Aid, and voila! Shredded BBQ chicken. Super easy…thanks so much!

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  28. Nf1andprek-whisper says

    January 11, 2012 at 11:51 PM

    love pinterest…and love this idea..I will be visiting more this year to check this out…

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  29. Julia says

    April 18, 2013 at 7:35 PM

    I had to jump onto your site and let you know how happy I am that you posted this months ago! I watched it and remembered it so well that today I tried it with my PORK that had been cooking away in the crockpot all day covered in BBQ Sauce. It worked AMAZINGLY and we had the best pulled pork sandwiches we’ve ever had! Thank you so much for doing the video! Jules

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